novelty

novelty

cainophobia
an abnormal fear of novelty. Also called cainotophobia.
esoterica
a collection of items of a special, rare, novel, or unusual quality.
esotericism1. the holding of secret doctrines; the practice of limiting knowledge to a small group.
2. an interest in items of a special, rare, novel, or unusual quality. Also esoterism. —esoterist, n.griffinism1. the condition of being a griffin, or new arrival from Britain, in India.
2. behavior characteristic of a griffin.
kainomania
a mania for novelty.
misoneism
a hatred of novelty. Also called neophobia.
neolatryRare. the worship of novelty. —neolater, n.neophilism
philoneism.
neophobia
misoneism.
neoterist
an innovator, expecially a coiner of new words.
philoneism
an excessive love of novelty. Also called neophilism.

Sentence Examples

Descartes promised and fulfilled; and a friendship grew up between him and Beeckman - broken only by the dishonesty of the latter, who in later years took credit for the novelty contained in a small essay on music (Compendium Musicae) which Descartes wrote at this period and entrusted to Beeckman.1 After spending two years in Holland as a soldier in a period of peace, Descartes, in July 1619, attracted by the news of the impending struggle between the house of Austria and the Protestant princes, consequent upon the election of the palatine of the Rhine to the kingdom of Bohemia, set out for upper Germany, and volunteered into the Bavarian service.

This astrological week became very current in the Roman empire, but was still a novelty in the time of Dio Cassius (xxxvii.

Opening from the chamber was a fine bathroom having a marble tub with perfumed water; so the boy, still dazed by the novelty of his surroundings, indulged in a good bath and then selected a maroon velvet costume with silver buttons to replace his own soiled and much worn clothing.

To be called beautiful was a novelty in his experience.

The pretty little creatures would have been a novelty anywhere, so the people were as amazed and delighted at their appearance as even the Wizard could have desired.